<DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">&nbsp;<FONT SIZE="4">Joe,</FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">I don't know, but its appearance here suggests that the writer has been following Disney comics at least since 1987, when Rosa debuted (as opposed to being an old Barks sourdough).&nbsp; Does anyone recognize the Rosa stories from which these panels of Magica and Scrooge/Flintheart sprang?&nbsp; It's a long shot, but I thought I'd ask...</FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">Chris</FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at&nbsp; 3:36 PM, jtorci3511@aol.com wrote:</FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">Chris: </FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">That is an AMAZING mainstream reference!&nbsp; How do you think Don Rosa feels about his art being unexpectedly politicized?&nbsp; </FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">Joe. </FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">-----Original Message----- </FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">From: Chris Barat &lt;kimba_1962@verizon.net&gt; </FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">To: Joe Torcivia &lt;JTorci3511@aol.com&gt;; Mark Arnold &lt;thft@att.net&gt;; Chuck Munson &lt;chuckm_1962@yahoo.com&gt;; Mark Lungo &lt;marklungo@care2.com&gt;; Dana Gabbard &lt;dgabbard@hotmail.com&gt;; Brent Swanson &lt;crooper@sprynet.com&gt;; Rich Chew &lt;richbutpoor@yahoo.com&gt;; David Gerstein &lt;gdavid@gemstonepublishing.com&gt;; Richard Smyers &lt;rsmyers@hotmail.com&gt;; Ken Bausert &lt;passscribe@aol.com&gt;; Disney Comics Mailing Lis &lt;dcml@stp.ling.uu.se&gt;; Mike Demcio &lt;otterknight@yahoo.com&gt;; Jeff Pierce &lt;jjpierce@aol.com&gt;; Gregory Weagle &lt;gweagle@eastlink.ca&gt; </FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">Sent: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 1:02 pm </FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">Subject: Amazing Disney Comics references in WEEKLY STANDARD parody piece! </FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">How about THIS for an unexpected reference to Scrooge McDuck and company in popular (with conservatives, anyway) media:&nbsp; </FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">&nbsp; </FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#3333FF" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><A HREF="http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/853tzmct.asp" TARGET="_blank"><U>http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/853tzmct.asp</U></A><FONT COLOR="#000000">&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">&nbsp; </FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">I'll also post a link to this on my blog. The Launchpad McQuack reference REALLY caused my eyes to pop. Someone at THE WEEKLY STANDARD is definitely a Disney comics -- and perhaps even Disney TV animation -- fan!&nbsp; </FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">&nbsp; </FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000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